# Accident 20200821013679A: Piper PA-28-140, Corsicana, TX, August 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2020, 10:16 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Airport: Corsicana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0275° N, 96.3980° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0275&lon=-96.3980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8267N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 42 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200821013679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA359), Aug 21, 2020: Piper PA28 (N8267N), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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